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Prof. Jens Newig
Lephana University Lüneburg

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Regular issue paper
Published: 31 May 2021 in Policy Studies Journal
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Most efforts at explaining major policy transformation apply a single lens to study specific cases. Recent contributions have called for a more plural use of theories to facilitate the production of valuable new perspectives and research agendas. The German energy transition is a good example of such a transformative change. This article takes up the call for cross-fertilization of theories, using two complementary lenses to explain the German energy transition: (i) applying the multiple streams framework (MSF) demonstrates how political factors and public opinion have opened a “policy window” for reform from a political dimension. (ii) The multilevel perspective on sustainability transitions (MLP) sheds more light on the importance technological innovation for transformation processes. Exemplified through the German energy transition, we highlight limitations of both lenses, as well as the value of using multiple lenses to analyze specific cases of major policy change. The MSF highlights the role of agency and power relations. The MLP demonstrates how niche-technologies uproot the incumbent regime. Employing both lenses together offers insights as to how major policy change goes beyond single instances of decision-making but is the product of a larger trajectory of path-dependence that emerges from the interplay of socio-technical and political dynamics.

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Pim Derwort; Nicolas Jager; Jens Newig. How to Explain Major Policy Change Towards Sustainability? Bringing Together the Multiple Streams Framework and the Multilevel Perspective on Socio‐Technical Transitions to Explore the German “Energiewende”. Policy Studies Journal 2021, 1 .

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Pim Derwort, Nicolas Jager, Jens Newig. How to Explain Major Policy Change Towards Sustainability? Bringing Together the Multiple Streams Framework and the Multilevel Perspective on Socio‐Technical Transitions to Explore the German “Energiewende”. Policy Studies Journal. 2021; ():1.

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Pim Derwort; Nicolas Jager; Jens Newig. 2021. "How to Explain Major Policy Change Towards Sustainability? Bringing Together the Multiple Streams Framework and the Multilevel Perspective on Socio‐Technical Transitions to Explore the German “Energiewende”." Policy Studies Journal , no. : 1.

Research article
Published: 18 February 2021 in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
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In environmental governance, participatory modes of political decision-making and planning are becoming more prevalent. A rationalist model of governance would assume that instrumental rationales prevail in choosing participatory process designs. Some argue, however, that public policy-makers also follow administrative or governance ‘culture’. The concept of participatory governance culture assumes that historically grown institutional traditions, rationales and routines predetermine administrative practice. This paper empirically maps whether differences in participatory approaches can be explained by variation in participatory governance cultures. We study participatory governance in implementing the participatory provisions of three EU environmental directives in German federal states. Results indicate that although statutory requirements play a role in implementation process design, state-specific patterns can be observed. Studying participatory governance cultures seems viable to (1) enrich the theory of participatory planning through greater attention to governance cultures and to (2) offer an explanatory model on variation in implementation processes within one policy field.

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Judith A.M. Gollata; Elisa Kochskämper; Nicolas W. Jager; Jens Newig. Participation in multi-level policy implementation: exploring the influence of governance culture. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 2021, 1 -25.

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Judith A.M. Gollata, Elisa Kochskämper, Nicolas W. Jager, Jens Newig. Participation in multi-level policy implementation: exploring the influence of governance culture. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 2021; ():1-25.

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Judith A.M. Gollata; Elisa Kochskämper; Nicolas W. Jager; Jens Newig. 2021. "Participation in multi-level policy implementation: exploring the influence of governance culture." Journal of Environmental Planning and Management , no. : 1-25.

Article
Published: 05 February 2021 in Environment, Development and Sustainability
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More and better collaboration between farmers and other stakeholders has repeatedly been identified as a key strategy for sustainable agriculture. However, for collaboration to actually benefit sustainable agriculture certain conditions have to be met. In this paper, we scrutinize the conditions that support or hamper the success of collaborative efforts in the context of sustainable agriculture. For this purpose, we conducted an exploratory case study meta-analysis to consolidate insights from 30 case studies on local and regional collaborative groups for a more sustainable agriculture in the EU. Through multiple regression analysis, we evaluated which factors influence the ‘success’ of such collaboratives. Thereby, we measured success through five explicit and comprehensive success criteria. We found two external, five actor-related, and five organization and management-related factors to decisively influence the different success criteria. Overall, our results highlight that collaboration success requires defining priorities as for each of the success criteria a different set of factors is decisive. Although our results showed trade-offs between the achievement of social and economic goals, it is possible to pursue some success criteria simultaneously. Furthermore, our results give reason to be optimistic about the performance of collaboratives: internal factors, which are in the hand of the collaboratives, are likely to be of greater importance than uncontrollable external conditions. Additionally, conditions encountered at the outset of a collaborative matter less than the way these conditions develop toward later stages. Thus, rather than depending on external and predefined conditions, success largely depends on the agency within the collaboratives.

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Sarah Velten; Nicolas W. Jager; Jens Newig. Success of collaboration for sustainable agriculture: a case study meta-analysis. Environment, Development and Sustainability 2021, 23, 14619 -14641.

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Sarah Velten, Nicolas W. Jager, Jens Newig. Success of collaboration for sustainable agriculture: a case study meta-analysis. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2021; 23 (10):14619-14641.

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Sarah Velten; Nicolas W. Jager; Jens Newig. 2021. "Success of collaboration for sustainable agriculture: a case study meta-analysis." Environment, Development and Sustainability 23, no. 10: 14619-14641.

Review
Published: 08 January 2021 in Sustainability
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The need for fundamental changes in the way humans interact with nature is now widely acknowledged in order to achieve sustainable development. Agriculture figures prominently in this quest, being both a major driver and a major threat to global sustainability. Agricultural systems typically have co-evolved with other societal structures—retailers, land management, technology, consumer habits, and environmental and agricultural law—and can therefore well be described as socio-technical regimes in the sense of the sustainability transitions literature. This paper aims to give an overview of the emerging field of governing transitions to sustainability agriculture and the topics and trends covered, focusing on how agricultural transitions are being governed through a variety of actors and at a variety of levels. We conduct a systematic review of 153 articles published before the year 2019. We identify two main perspectives: papers that analyse the status quo in farming practices and reasons for lock-in, and papers that explore potential transition pathways and their governance. Predominantly, papers study (local) niche developments and discuss governance options for upscaling, rather than actual regime change. Seven distinct perspectives emerge from our reading of the selected articles: application of theoretical perspectives from the literature on socio-technical transitions; governance and regulation; knowledge and learning; concrete approaches to reduce the environmental impact of agricultural systems; urbanisation, urban agriculture, and local food networks; the role of agri-food businesses; as well as the role of gender. While a variety of local case studies shows potential for small-scale changes that might be transferable to other regions and higher levels of governance, it generally appears that more integrative, comparative work and perhaps more coherence in conceptual approaches would benefit the currently highly fragmented field.

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Inga Melchior; Jens Newig. Governing Transitions towards Sustainable Agriculture—Taking Stock of an Emerging Field of Research. Sustainability 2021, 13, 528 .

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Inga Melchior, Jens Newig. Governing Transitions towards Sustainable Agriculture—Taking Stock of an Emerging Field of Research. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (2):528.

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Inga Melchior; Jens Newig. 2021. "Governing Transitions towards Sustainable Agriculture—Taking Stock of an Emerging Field of Research." Sustainability 13, no. 2: 528.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2021 in Ecology and Society
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Elisa Kochskämper; Tomas M. Koontz; Jens Newig. Systematic learning in water governance: insights from five local adaptive management projects for water quality innovation. Ecology and Society 2021, 26, 1 .

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Elisa Kochskämper, Tomas M. Koontz, Jens Newig. Systematic learning in water governance: insights from five local adaptive management projects for water quality innovation. Ecology and Society. 2021; 26 (1):1.

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Elisa Kochskämper; Tomas M. Koontz; Jens Newig. 2021. "Systematic learning in water governance: insights from five local adaptive management projects for water quality innovation." Ecology and Society 26, no. 1: 1.

Journal article
Published: 20 November 2020 in World Development
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The massive expansion of soy production in Brazil has contributed to a loss of access for local communities to land and water, particularly in highly dynamic frontier regions in the Cerrado. Soy certification standards like the Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS) contain principles that are supposed to prevent such problems. In this paper, we examine the extent to which certification and auditing have served to protect local communities’ access to land and water in western Bahía state in the Cerrado’s Matopiba region. We draw on findings from field research in Brazil and western Bahía, 72 semi-structured interviews with corporate, state and civil society actors, and a systematic analysis of audit reports from RTRS-certified farms in Bahía. We find that auditing practices are not effective in protecting the rights and access of local communities to land and water due to three inter-related sets of factors: 1) the business-dominated nature of the drafting and content of the RTRS standard, 2) the structural limitations and everyday practices of auditing, and 3) domestic and local contextual factors in Brazil and western Bahía. This study aims to contribute to a re-thinking and re-assessment of certification and auditing practices and suggests that new approaches are required to govern global commodity chains in a more environmentally just way. We advocate for a locally embedded and community-sensitive perspective in research on certification and auditing, to complement previous research in the fields of critical political economy and sustainability governance.

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Almut Schilling-Vacaflor; Andrea Lenschow; Edward Challies; Benedetta Cotta; Jens Newig. Contextualizing certification and auditing: Soy certification and access of local communities to land and water in Brazil. World Development 2020, 140, 105281 .

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Almut Schilling-Vacaflor, Andrea Lenschow, Edward Challies, Benedetta Cotta, Jens Newig. Contextualizing certification and auditing: Soy certification and access of local communities to land and water in Brazil. World Development. 2020; 140 ():105281.

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Almut Schilling-Vacaflor; Andrea Lenschow; Edward Challies; Benedetta Cotta; Jens Newig. 2020. "Contextualizing certification and auditing: Soy certification and access of local communities to land and water in Brazil." World Development 140, no. : 105281.

Research article
Published: 10 July 2020 in Environmental Policy and Governance
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China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched in 2013, is rapidly subsuming much of China's political and economic involvement abroad. As a far‐reaching infrastructure development and investment strategy, officially involving more than 130 countries, the expansion of the BRI raises important questions about its environmental impacts and its implications for environmental governance. This article examines how China is actively and rapidly developing an institutional architecture for its envisioned “green BRI,” considering the key actors, policies, and initiatives involved in the environmental governance of the BRI. We find that the current institutional architecture of the “green BRI” relies on voluntary corporate self‐governance and a multitude of international and transnational sustainability initiatives. The effectiveness of the environmental governance of the BRI not only hinges on China's priorities and commitments, but also on the political willingness and capacity of BRI partner countries to maintain, implement, and enforce stringent environmental laws and regulations. We conclude by outlining several environmental governance challenges and an agenda for future research.

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Johanna Coenen; Simon Bager; Patrick Meyfroidt; Jens Newig; Edward Challies. Environmental Governance of China's Belt and Road Initiative. Environmental Policy and Governance 2020, 31, 3 -17.

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Johanna Coenen, Simon Bager, Patrick Meyfroidt, Jens Newig, Edward Challies. Environmental Governance of China's Belt and Road Initiative. Environmental Policy and Governance. 2020; 31 (1):3-17.

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Johanna Coenen; Simon Bager; Patrick Meyfroidt; Jens Newig; Edward Challies. 2020. "Environmental Governance of China's Belt and Road Initiative." Environmental Policy and Governance 31, no. 1: 3-17.

Original articles
Published: 20 May 2020 in Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning
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This paper suggests that the field of environmental governance, policy and planning (EGPP) may be seen as an (emerging) scientific field, which can be characterised as ‘fragmented adhocracy’, explaining the widespread failure to produce robust and cumulative knowledge. We argue that in order to produce reliable knowledge and to become credible in the realm of policy and planning praxis, EGPP research needs a major reform impetus. To this end, we propose three areas for reform, which cover (1) an agreed canon of definitions shared within the community, while being open to reinterpretations and novel concepts; (2) the stronger use of meta-analytical methods such as the case survey methodology, or systematic reviews, to cumulate published case-based evidence; (3) a systematic recognition of the institutional, political and social context of governance interventions, which becomes increasingly important to the extent that meta-analyses reveal general patterns and trends which nonetheless vary with context. For each agenda item, we briefly formulate the motivating problem and an ideal-typical vision to strive for, and sketch out the pragmatic, epistemological and normative limits to its realisation. We close with overall reflections on our research reform agenda and suggest pathways for implementation.

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Jens Newig; Michael Rose. Cumulating evidence in environmental governance, policy and planning research: towards a research reform agenda. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning 2020, 22, 667 -681.

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Jens Newig, Michael Rose. Cumulating evidence in environmental governance, policy and planning research: towards a research reform agenda. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 2020; 22 (5):667-681.

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Jens Newig; Michael Rose. 2020. "Cumulating evidence in environmental governance, policy and planning research: towards a research reform agenda." Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning 22, no. 5: 667-681.

Journal article
Published: 26 August 2019 in Environmental Science & Policy
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Sustainability-oriented research has increasingly adopted “new” modes of research promoted under labels such as ‘post-normal science’, ‘mode 2 knowledge production’ or ‘transdisciplinarity’, aiming to address societally relevant problems and to produce ‘socially robust’ knowledge by involving relevant scientific disciplines and non-academic actors into the research. We present the results of a comparative quantitative analysis of 81 completed sustainability-oriented research projects, coupled with an in-depth study of six projects, to empirically investigate the assumed connections between research modes and societal and academic project outcomes. Statistical analysis suggests that contributions from practitioners in early phases of research projects positively influence certain societal and practice-relevant outcomes. By contrast, including non-academic actors and practitioner knowledge into research negatively impacts academic outputs and citations, indicating a trade-off between academic and societal impacts. Yet projects which apply structured methods of knowledge integration score generally higher on academic outputs and citations. Moreover, the funding context affects both research mode and research outcomes. Finally, practitioner involvement negatively affects completing of PhD projects. Findings from the in-depth study reinforce a trade-off between the societal and academic impact of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary sustainability-oriented research. We find that projects which had a double research objective on academic and societal outcomes but which did not specify how to realize both, neglected either the academic or the societal impact during the research process. Moreover, we find that a well-designed combination of disciplinary as well as inter- and transdisciplinary project phases helped projects to meet both demands.

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Jens Newig; Stephanie Jahn; Daniel J. Lang; Judith Kahle; Matthias Bergmann. Linking modes of research to their scientific and societal outcomes. Evidence from 81 sustainability-oriented research projects. Environmental Science & Policy 2019, 101, 147 -155.

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Jens Newig, Stephanie Jahn, Daniel J. Lang, Judith Kahle, Matthias Bergmann. Linking modes of research to their scientific and societal outcomes. Evidence from 81 sustainability-oriented research projects. Environmental Science & Policy. 2019; 101 ():147-155.

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Jens Newig; Stephanie Jahn; Daniel J. Lang; Judith Kahle; Matthias Bergmann. 2019. "Linking modes of research to their scientific and societal outcomes. Evidence from 81 sustainability-oriented research projects." Environmental Science & Policy 101, no. : 147-155.

Original articles
Published: 04 May 2019 in Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning
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Theory on participatory and collaborative governance maintains that learning is essential to achieve good environmental outcomes. Empirical research has mostly produced individual case studies, and reliable evidence on both antecedents and environmental outcomes of learning remains sparse. Given conceptual ambiguities in the literature, we define governance-related learning in a threefold way: learning as deliberation; as knowledge- and capacity-building; and as informing environmental outputs. We develop nine propositions that explain learning through factors characterizing governance process and context, and three propositions explaining environmental outcomes of learning. We test these propositions drawing on the ‘SCAPE’ database of 307 published case studies of environmental decision-making, using multiple regression models. Results show that learning in all three modes is explained to some extent by a combination of process- and context-related factors. Most factors matter for learning, but with stark differences across the three modes of learning, thus demonstrating the relevance of this differentiated approach. Learning modes build on one another: Deliberation is seen to explain both capacity building and informed outputs, while informed outputs are also explained by capacity building. Contrary to our expectations, none of the learning variables was found to significantly affect environmental outcomes when considered alongside the process- and context-related variables.

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Jens Newig; Nicolas W. Jager; Elisa Kochskämper; Edward Challies. Learning in participatory environmental governance – its antecedents and effects. Findings from a case survey meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning 2019, 21, 213 -227.

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Jens Newig, Nicolas W. Jager, Elisa Kochskämper, Edward Challies. Learning in participatory environmental governance – its antecedents and effects. Findings from a case survey meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 2019; 21 (3):213-227.

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Jens Newig; Nicolas W. Jager; Elisa Kochskämper; Edward Challies. 2019. "Learning in participatory environmental governance – its antecedents and effects. Findings from a case survey meta-analysis." Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning 21, no. 3: 213-227.

Journal article
Published: 01 April 2019 in Earth System Governance
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It is widely accepted that the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) depends on effective governance arrangements. However, it is less clear which modes and aspects of governance are important for which of the 17 goals. Until now, empirical research has mostly studied individual cases, with comparative studies largely missing. Here, we conduct a comparative analysis among 41 high and upper-middle income countries for the year 2015, drawing on the Sustainable Governance Indicators, the Global SDG Indicators Database and other official sources. Using multiple regression, we test the influence of different aspects of governance, namely participation, policy coherence, reflexivity, adaptation and democratic institutions on SDG achievement at the national level, controlling for the effects of additional socio-economic conditions. Of the tested factors, democratic institutions and participation as well as economic power, education and geographic location serve to explain SDG achievement.

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Lisa-Maria Glass; Jens Newig. Governance for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: How important are participation, policy coherence, reflexivity, adaptation and democratic institutions? Earth System Governance 2019, 2, 100031 .

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Lisa-Maria Glass, Jens Newig. Governance for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: How important are participation, policy coherence, reflexivity, adaptation and democratic institutions? Earth System Governance. 2019; 2 ():100031.

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Lisa-Maria Glass; Jens Newig. 2019. "Governance for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: How important are participation, policy coherence, reflexivity, adaptation and democratic institutions?" Earth System Governance 2, no. : 100031.

Articles
Published: 20 March 2019 in Society & Natural Resources
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Much existing research on collaborative conservation has focused on process, even as researchers have called for greater attention to explaining what results these processes yield. It is time to take stock of collaborative conservation research by mapping what kinds of variables researchers are including in analyses. Here we conduct a case survey from the SCAPE database of environmental decision-making cases. We include cases involving collaboration across government, environmental protection, and resource exploitation interests in western democratic countries. Results reveal patterns in what researchers include in their outputs, outcomes, and impacts measures of collaborative conservation. While there is little difference by publication type (peer-reviewed journals, scholarly book chapters, or gray literature) or over time, we find significant differences in explicit measures across variable types. In particular, variables more proximate to process in a logic chain are more often measured, as are social rather than ecological variables.

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Tomas M. Koontz; Nicolas W. Jager; Jens Newig. Assessing Collaborative Conservation: A Case Survey of Output, Outcome, and Impact Measures Used in the Empirical Literature. Society & Natural Resources 2019, 33, 442 -461.

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Tomas M. Koontz, Nicolas W. Jager, Jens Newig. Assessing Collaborative Conservation: A Case Survey of Output, Outcome, and Impact Measures Used in the Empirical Literature. Society & Natural Resources. 2019; 33 (4):442-461.

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Tomas M. Koontz; Nicolas W. Jager; Jens Newig. 2019. "Assessing Collaborative Conservation: A Case Survey of Output, Outcome, and Impact Measures Used in the Empirical Literature." Society & Natural Resources 33, no. 4: 442-461.

Journal article
Published: 21 January 2019 in Environmental Policy and Governance
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Julia Leventon; Tamara Schaal; Sarah Velten; Jacqueline Loos; Joern Fischer; Jens Newig. Landscape‐scale biodiversity governance: Scenarios for reshaping spaces of governance. Environmental Policy and Governance 2019, 29, 170 -184.

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Julia Leventon, Tamara Schaal, Sarah Velten, Jacqueline Loos, Joern Fischer, Jens Newig. Landscape‐scale biodiversity governance: Scenarios for reshaping spaces of governance. Environmental Policy and Governance. 2019; 29 (3):170-184.

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Julia Leventon; Tamara Schaal; Sarah Velten; Jacqueline Loos; Joern Fischer; Jens Newig. 2019. "Landscape‐scale biodiversity governance: Scenarios for reshaping spaces of governance." Environmental Policy and Governance 29, no. 3: 170-184.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2019 in Ecology and Society
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Newig, J., P. Derwort, and N. W. Jager. 2019. Sustainability through institutional failure and decline? Archetypes of productive pathways. Ecology and Society 24(1):18. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10700-240118

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Jens Newig; Pim Derwort; Nicolas W. Jager. Sustainability through institutional failure and decline? Archetypes of productive pathways. Ecology and Society 2019, 24, 1 .

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Jens Newig, Pim Derwort, Nicolas W. Jager. Sustainability through institutional failure and decline? Archetypes of productive pathways. Ecology and Society. 2019; 24 (1):1.

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Jens Newig; Pim Derwort; Nicolas W. Jager. 2019. "Sustainability through institutional failure and decline? Archetypes of productive pathways." Ecology and Society 24, no. 1: 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2019 in Ecology and Society
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Newig, J., A. Lenschow, E. Challies, B. Cotta, and A. Schilling-Vacaflor. 2019. What is governance in global telecoupling? Ecology and Society 24(3):26. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11178-240326

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Jens Newig; Andrea Lenschow; Edward Challies; Benedetta Cotta; Almut Schilling-Vacaflor. What is governance in global telecoupling? Ecology and Society 2019, 24, 1 .

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Jens Newig, Andrea Lenschow, Edward Challies, Benedetta Cotta, Almut Schilling-Vacaflor. What is governance in global telecoupling? Ecology and Society. 2019; 24 (3):1.

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Jens Newig; Andrea Lenschow; Edward Challies; Benedetta Cotta; Almut Schilling-Vacaflor. 2019. "What is governance in global telecoupling?" Ecology and Society 24, no. 3: 1.

Review
Published: 09 November 2018 in Policy Sciences
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Recognised as an integral part of the political process, the topic of institutional failure has recently received increased attention in the literature, particularly with respect to policy failure. Nevertheless, the difference between various types and aspects of failure is unclear conceptually, hampering the development of cumulative theory building into its causes and consequences. Furthermore, while ample attention has been paid to negative consequences, insights into the possibly ‘productive functions’ of failure are scattered and largely remain on the fringes of existing research. The present paper offers a systematic review of the failure literature, particularly its definitions, causes and consequences, setting existing research in the different scholarly fields in relation to each other. Special emphasis is placed on the ways failure may serve to advance the effectiveness and efficacy of public policy and the wider political system, opening ‘windows of opportunity’ as leverage points for institutional change. In doing so, we identify a number of factors which may facilitate or hinder the activation of this productive potential on an individual, institutional, and societal level.

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Pim Derwort; Nicolas Jager; Jens Newig. Towards productive functions? A systematic review of institutional failure, its causes and consequences. Policy Sciences 2018, 52, 281 -298.

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Pim Derwort, Nicolas Jager, Jens Newig. Towards productive functions? A systematic review of institutional failure, its causes and consequences. Policy Sciences. 2018; 52 (2):281-298.

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Pim Derwort; Nicolas Jager; Jens Newig. 2018. "Towards productive functions? A systematic review of institutional failure, its causes and consequences." Policy Sciences 52, no. 2: 281-298.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2018 in Land Use Policy
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Sarah Velten; Tamara Schaal; Julia Leventon; Jan Hanspach; Joern Fischer; Jens Newig. Rethinking biodiversity governance in European agricultural landscapes: Acceptability of alternative governance scenarios. Land Use Policy 2018, 77, 84 -93.

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Sarah Velten, Tamara Schaal, Julia Leventon, Jan Hanspach, Joern Fischer, Jens Newig. Rethinking biodiversity governance in European agricultural landscapes: Acceptability of alternative governance scenarios. Land Use Policy. 2018; 77 ():84-93.

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Sarah Velten; Tamara Schaal; Julia Leventon; Jan Hanspach; Joern Fischer; Jens Newig. 2018. "Rethinking biodiversity governance in European agricultural landscapes: Acceptability of alternative governance scenarios." Land Use Policy 77, no. : 84-93.

Articles
Published: 02 July 2018 in Policy and Society
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Public policy problems are increasingly being characterised as wicked or tame problems, assuming that this classification is also meaningful for attempts to effective problem-solving. But do distinct ‘wicked’ or ‘tame’ problems empirically exist? We investigate 37 water-related problems in Germany, based on interview-based data on problem wickedness and official data on policy delivery. Our analysis clearly reveals four clusters of water governance problems (system complexity, uncertainty, tame and wicked problems), based on variations of three factors of wickedness (goals, uncertainty and system complexity). These clusters of problems vary in their effects on different dimensions of policy delivery (goal formulation, stages and degrees of implementation of measures), with significant effects on goal formulation and the number of measures ‘in construction’. These empirical insights may contribute to a more systematic design of governance strategies for addressing water governance problems in practice.

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Sabrina Kirschke; Christian Franke; Jens Newig; Dietrich Borchardt. Clusters of water governance problems and their effects on policy delivery. Policy and Society 2018, 38, 255 -277.

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Sabrina Kirschke, Christian Franke, Jens Newig, Dietrich Borchardt. Clusters of water governance problems and their effects on policy delivery. Policy and Society. 2018; 38 (2):255-277.

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Sabrina Kirschke; Christian Franke; Jens Newig; Dietrich Borchardt. 2018. "Clusters of water governance problems and their effects on policy delivery." Policy and Society 38, no. 2: 255-277.

Review article
Published: 05 May 2018 in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
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The world has become increasingly telecoupled through distant flows of information, energy, people, organisms, goods, and matter. Recent advances suggest that telecouplings such as trade and species invasion often generate spillover systems with profound effects. To untangle spillover complexity, we make the first attempt to develop a typology of spillover systems based on six criteria: flows from and to sending and receiving systems, distances from sending and receiving systems, types of spillover effects, sizes of spillover systems, roles of agents in spillover systems, and the origin of spillover systems. Furthermore, we highlight a portfolio of qualitative and quantitative methods for detecting the often-overlooked spillover systems. To effectively govern spillover systems for global sustainability, we propose an overall goal (minimize negative and maximize positive spillover effects) and three general principles (fairness, responsibility, and capability).

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Jianguo Liu; Yue Dou; Mateus Batistella; Edward Challies; Thomas Connor; Cecilie Friis; James DA Millington; Esther Parish; Chelsie Romulo; Ramon Felipe Bicudo Silva; Heather Triezenberg; Hongbo Yang; Zhiqiang Zhao; Karl S Zimmerer; Falk Huettmann; Michael L Treglia; Zeenatul Basher; Min Gon Chung; Anna Herzberger; Andrea Lenschow; Altaaf Mechiche-Alami; Jens Newig; James Roche; Jing Sun. Spillover systems in a telecoupled Anthropocene: typology, methods, and governance for global sustainability. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 2018, 33, 58 -69.

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Jianguo Liu, Yue Dou, Mateus Batistella, Edward Challies, Thomas Connor, Cecilie Friis, James DA Millington, Esther Parish, Chelsie Romulo, Ramon Felipe Bicudo Silva, Heather Triezenberg, Hongbo Yang, Zhiqiang Zhao, Karl S Zimmerer, Falk Huettmann, Michael L Treglia, Zeenatul Basher, Min Gon Chung, Anna Herzberger, Andrea Lenschow, Altaaf Mechiche-Alami, Jens Newig, James Roche, Jing Sun. Spillover systems in a telecoupled Anthropocene: typology, methods, and governance for global sustainability. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2018; 33 ():58-69.

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Jianguo Liu; Yue Dou; Mateus Batistella; Edward Challies; Thomas Connor; Cecilie Friis; James DA Millington; Esther Parish; Chelsie Romulo; Ramon Felipe Bicudo Silva; Heather Triezenberg; Hongbo Yang; Zhiqiang Zhao; Karl S Zimmerer; Falk Huettmann; Michael L Treglia; Zeenatul Basher; Min Gon Chung; Anna Herzberger; Andrea Lenschow; Altaaf Mechiche-Alami; Jens Newig; James Roche; Jing Sun. 2018. "Spillover systems in a telecoupled Anthropocene: typology, methods, and governance for global sustainability." Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 33, no. : 58-69.

Research article
Published: 02 May 2018 in Environmental Policy and Governance
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Wind power development as an alternative to fossil fuels or nuclear energy is currently a challenge for many countries. Wind power development often leads to conflicts between different actors. This case study examines conflict about wind power projects in forested landscapes in Rhineland‐Palatinate, Germany, and Maine, USA. Specifically, actor perspectives on polycentric governance and its legitimacy to manage such complex conflicts were evaluated based on 40 qualitative, semistructured interviews with actors engaged in wind power decisions from various sectors. Polycentric governance has been advocated by many to alleviate conflicts and arrive at sustainable solutions in complex resource management settings. Polycentric governance systems of wind power issues were regarded positively and considered as having high legitimacy by interview participants. Even though individuals had varied perceptions, the combined perceptions of the two polycentric systems in Rhineland‐Palatinate and Maine and the factors that constitute legitimacy in wind power governance were similar in both cases.

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Nataly Juerges; Jessica Leahy; Jens Newig. Actor perceptions of polycentricity in wind power governance. Environmental Policy and Governance 2018, 28, 383 -394.

AMA Style

Nataly Juerges, Jessica Leahy, Jens Newig. Actor perceptions of polycentricity in wind power governance. Environmental Policy and Governance. 2018; 28 (6):383-394.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Nataly Juerges; Jessica Leahy; Jens Newig. 2018. "Actor perceptions of polycentricity in wind power governance." Environmental Policy and Governance 28, no. 6: 383-394.